If I think back as far as my mind can go, which is about 2 years, LA Noire was just around the corner and it was going to be an epic PS3 exclusive. Unfortunately it then ran into some technical difficulties and disappeared of the radars entirely until popping up earlier this year as a cross platform title. The game …
[Update: The story has been updated with an official comment from Microsoft SA’s product and marketing manager] Earlier today, the official Twitter account for Microsoft South Africa sent out a tweet claiming that “Almost 99% of local stores sold out of Kinect in the first day!”. That’s a pretty darn impressive achievement indeed, or at least it would be if …
You ever watch the hilarious celebrity roasts from Comedy Central? They’re a somewhat more modern version of the secret celebrity roasts held by the New york Friars club from the early 1920’s. If you have, you’d know that they’re incredibly funny – and more often than not, incredibly crude. Here now, is your chance to watch everyone’s favourite rotund Italian …
Right now, Kinect is an Xbox only thing. There’s no doubt that some time in the future, Microsoft will open it up for use on other platforms, most notable the PC. It’s the beginning of the shift away from graphical user interfaces (click click!) towards a more natural user interface (I’m afraid I can’t let you do that Dave). A …
This post is a double-whammy of controversy as there are two separate stories dealing with people who are unhappy with Activision and their “doubly perverse†military shooter. What would a Call of Duty release be without a healthy dose of hysteria? In Cuba, a state-owned website is accusing Treyarch’s game of being perverse. In Canada, a Vietnam War veteran is …
To celebrate the US DVD and Blu-Ray release of Edgar Wright’s audiovisual take on the Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels, Microsoft have discounted the film’s rather excellent retro game tie-in. While we in South Africa are still patiently waiting for the god-damned cinematic release, we can make that wait easier by playing the game; a retro beat‘em up in …
Please please please please please be true! A new rumour casually strolling through the internet hints at the possibility of a sequel to SEGA’S delicious House of the Dead : Overkill – even though the original didn’t fare all too well at retail. Like all games in the House of the Dead franchise, it’s an arcade-style rail shooter – but …
Remember upcoming Game of the Year Tokyo Jungle? It’s that overwhelmingly awesome game that lets you pit a T-Rex against a Toy Pomeranian in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Tokyo. It’s guaranteed to be a hit and will satiate that yet untapped, niche market of gamers all clamouring for a wildlife-grudge-match simulator. But Electronic Arts, never content to sit idly by …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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